Clip for hair-waving sachets



- 1,631,793 June- 7, 1927. I. B CALVETE CLIP FOR HAIR WAVING SACHETS Filed Nov. 6, 1926 j nreniorg adden o lvaie.

Patented June 7, 1927.

'UNITED STATES .ISID ORO B. GALVETE, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

CLIP FOB HAIR-WAVING- SAGHETS.

, Application filed November 6, 1926, Serial No. 146,789, and in France January 2,1926.

When performing the permanent waving .of hair, it is necessary after having coiled the tress of hair on a suitable curler to enclose it in a sachet ordinarily made of paper, cellophane, cloth or similar thin material. Said sachet is generally closed at one end and open at its other end adjacent the hair so as to permit the insertion of the tress but provided at said open end with removable stopping means so designed as to provide a hermetic closure such as will prevent any hot gases or vapours evolved inside the sachet to flow and injure the scalp. Various stopping means including clips and clamps have been proposedheretofore for providing such a hermetic closure of .the sachet but they are all more or less deficient.

The present invention has for its primary object to' provide a clip of improved an eflicient structure adapted for permitting to easily and adjustably constringe and close in a strictly hermetic way the open end of hair waving sachets ofthe type set forth. A. further object of the invention is to rovi'de a clip of the aforesaid type easily (amiable by hand for permitting the hair dresser at any moment in the course of the waving operation to further constringe the end of the sachet fol-taking up any leakagev due to its contraction under the effect of heat and for thus preventing any appreciabie amount of hot gases or vapours to escape out flofrthe sachet.

H arrangement and combination of parts that 7 showing Astill further object-0f the invention is to provide a clip of the aforesaid type permitting the hair dresser to progressively and securely c onstringe and close. single-handed the end of the sachet step by step whilst preeluding any disengagement thereof in the course of the waving operation.

.With these and such other objects in view as will incidentally appear hereinafter, the invention consists in the novel construction,

will now be described.

in the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is an-edge view of the improved clip as applied upon the constringed end of a hair waving sachet. 1

Figure 2 is-a front view of the clip showin its companion jaws in open position.

igure"3 is a similar view to Figure 2 the companion jaws of the clip in inverte and closed position.

Figure 4 is a front View of a modified conparts 1 designates the one jaw of the clip, 2 its I companion jaw. These two-jaws are advantageously made of thin sheet metal and they are arranged in overlappin adjacent ends and hinge ly connected to each other by a pivot 3 constituted by a pin preferably rivetedto a pair of washers or else by a grub screw. Away from the pin 3 each jaw has an arcuate branch so as to d delineate with its companion jaw a curvilinear recess B, said recess being continuous so as to encompass and constringe the open end part of the hair waving sachet A. The outer curvature of the branchof the jaw 1 has its'centre at 3 and the outer edge of said branch presenting such curvature is formed with ratchet teeth or serrations; as at 5. Moreover in the embodiment illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, the thin'metai plate of which the jaw 1 is made is folded upon itself at 6 clear of the teeth 5 andat relation by their right angles to the plane of said jaw so as to provide a finger piece whereb'yit is possible to swing said jaw with respect to the The companion jaw 2. isformed in pin 3. I v its extremity opposite to the pin with a hole for the reception of a pivot pin 7 carrying a channelled rocker having one wing portion angularly cut as a pawl 8 to engage the ratchet teeth or serrations 5. This rocker is constituted by aflat elongated heel 9 the outer face of which acts as a finger rest for both bringing the pawl 8 into engagement with the teeth 5 and for swinging the jaw 2 about the pivot pin 3 whilst the inner face of said heel 9 has formed integral therewith or fixed thereto two substantially parallel wings 10 and 11 having tongue-like extensions 10 and 11*" the spacing of which is slightly greater than the thickness of the two juxtaposed jaws 1 and 2 whereby the latter may snugly slide between the tongues 10 and ll -which thus act as guides for retaining the pawl 8 in engagement with the, teeth 5, as long as the rocker is not swung back about its pivot 7, by precludingany by means of which it ,can be actuated. The

sway or lateral, distortion of the jaws when the rocker and its jaw 2 are pushed closer to the jaw l to constrict the recess B. The

wing 10 is bevelled or angularly cut at'8 intermediate the heel 9 and the tongue 10" to provide the pawl which is adapted to engage the ratchet teeth or serrations 5 and to be arrested in position by one of them so as to determine the area of the recess B in which is constrictly imprisoned the end of the sachet A.

For the sake of constructional simplicity, the wings 10 and 11 depending from the rocker heel 9 may be alike as illustrated. However it will be understood by anyone skilled inf'the art that only that one wing which isv adjacent to the ratchet teeth or serrations 5 might be cut as a pawl 8 and a guiding tongue .10; this modification is selfexplanatory and need not be further described. As will also be readily understood, the angularly cut portion 8 of the wing 10 might instead of being formed as a pawl be arranged to frictionally engage the arcuate edge 5 which could be smooth i. e., deprived of any teeth 'or serrations whereby the two 'aws 1 and 2 could nevertheless be firmly eld together so as to invariably delineate the recess B. These modifications are obvious and. donot require any illustration.

In the further, embodiment illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, the jaws land 2 have eX-- tensions beyond their pivot pin 3 so-as to.

provide ascissors-like structure. The jaw serrations or even a smooth curvilinear arresting surface on the edge of the companion What I claim is 1. A clip for hermetically constringing and closing the open end of hair waving sachets comprising in combination a pair of flat arcuate jaws pivotally connected and so shaped as to innerly delineate a recess of varying area, the one jaw having one part folded upon itself into a finger piece and ratchet teeth on its outer curvature and the other jaw being fitted at its end opposite the pivot with a channelled rocker the outer part of which is formed as a finger rest whilst one of its wing portions is cut as a pawl for securely engaging the teeth on the companion jaw when inwardly swung and both wing portions have tongue-like extensions'for guiding the mutual displacement of the jaws.

2. A clip and closing the open end of hair waving sachets comprising in'combination a pair of fiat arcuate jaws arranged in overlapping relation atone end and connected at said end by a pivot, the one jaw havin .an integral finger piece" and ratchet teet on its outer curvature having said pivot as a centre, and the companion jaw being fitted at its free end opposite the pivot with a channelled rocker the heel part of which is formed as a flat finger rest whilst its wing 1 is terminally folded upon itself upon a porportions are cut away so as to provide a tion of its length to provide a finger rest 13 extremity of the companion jaw 2 is formed with a hole through which passes the pin 7 carrying a rocker 12 made up of a metal 'plate folded u on itselfin U shape and so formed at its ree end as to provide a pawl 8 which can come. into engagement with ratchet .teeth'or serrations 5 formed on the middle bulging part of the companion jaw l adjacent the pivot -3. For laterally guiding the pawl 8, the metal guard 14 is riveted externally of the jaw 2 so asto protrude beyond the teeth or serrations 5 and oblige the pawl 8 to move exclusively 'betweenthe jaw2 and said guard 14., i It will be understood that without depart- .ing from the spirit and scope of the invention as will be set forth in the appended claims, numerous mihor constructional details might be modified. Thus for instance theuwings 10 and 11 ot the rocker in the embodiment illustrated in Fi ures 2 and 3 I;

could be shaped otherwise as ong as one of them would be partly cut away as a pawl or like engaging member adapted to ensure pawl for securely engaging the teeth on 'the companion jaw when inwardly swun andguiding tongues for precluding any re ative sway of the jaws.

3.'A clip for hermetically constringing and closingthe open end of hair waving sachets comprising in combination a pair .of flat jaws pivotally connected to each other intermediate. their ends and having for hermetically constringing extensions to present a scissors-like strucfture, the one jaw being terminally folded upon itself ad acent one end into a fingerrest and formed on its arcuate bulging edge I adjacent the pivotal connection with ratchet teeth, and the other jaw being fitted at its free end with a channelled rocker formed by l a folded plate providing a finger-rest and cut away in pawl shape so as to securely en gage the teeth on the companion jaw when inwardly swung, and a guard fixed on the last-named jawfor precluding any relative sway of the jaws. a Q

V In testimonywhereof I-have signed my .ifiname to this specification.

I. B. CALVETE. 

